Re: /dev/null panic still alive

From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk_at_phk.freebsd.dk>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 00:27:48 +0200
In message <3ECE8894.2000508_at_tcoip.com.br>, "Daniel C. Sobral" writes:
>Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>> 
>> Somewhere, probably under /compat/linux/dev you have some device nodes
>> on a UFS filesystem.  You shouldn't need those (I think ?) and they
>> are likely the cause of this.
>
>True enough. As for needing it, tell that to linux_base. I'm an innocent 
>bystander.
>
>> Kirk's on vacation and I havn't heard back from rwatson what he think
>> we should do.
>
>He did mention he thought trustedbsd had a patch for this.

Yes, unfortunately, that patch which is also in -current does not work.

It works for VFIFO's but not for VCHR

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Received on Fri May 23 2003 - 13:27:55 UTC

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